Improvement in horse hay-rakes



H. H. HATHEWAY.

HORSE HAY RAKES.

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UNITED HENRY H. HATHEWAY, OF GLOCKVILLE, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN HoRsE HAV-RAKES.

Speoitication forming part of Letters Patent No. l 81,337, dated August 22, 1876; application hled w June 6, 1876.

To all whom it may concern.-

. Be it known that I, Hammv HORA-0E Harlin-v WAY, of Glockville, in the county of Madison and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Horse Haylake and Gleaner, of which the'following is a specication: D v

. Figure lis a vertical section of my improved rake, taken through the linew, Fig.2. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail cross-section of the axle, taken through the line y y, Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a detail view, illustrating the mode of securing the teeth.

Similar letters 'of reference indicate corresponding parts. Y

. 'Ihe object of this invention is to furnish an improved horse hay-rake which shall be so constructed that it may be usedforheavy raking, and for light raking or gleaming, may be easily dumped to discharge the collected hay, will adjust itself to vuneven ground, and will not scratch or catch upon the ground.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed out in the claims.

A are the wheels, which revolve upon journals attached to the ends of the axle B. The axle B is made in two parts, placed one above the other and bolted together. v'.Ihe adjacent faces of the parts of the axle B are grooved transversely and longitudinally to receive the upper ends of the teeth C, which pass in through the transverse grooves of the axle B, and the .ends of which are bent at right angles to enter the longitudinal groove of said axle, so that the said teeth are secured in place by bolting the 'parts of the axle B together. The teeth C at the rear side of the axle B are bent upward, forward, and rearward, or into S form, as shown in Fig. l, so that when the teeth are strained to their full capacity in heavy raking the upper bend will rest against the axle, and cause all the teeth to work together. The transverse grooves vof the axle B are made of such a depth as will give the teeth sufficient vertical play to enable them to act independently in light raking. The bodies of the teeth C are bent nearly into arcs of circles, and their lower ends are bent downward, forward, and upward, to form run- 1 ners to slide along the ground and prevent the which are formed cranksg.

teeth from scratching or catching. D are the thills, which are connected by the cross-bars d1 d2, andl to the outer sides of the rear ends of vwhich are attached plates E, the lower edge of of the rear cross-bar d2 of the thilis D is placed a rod, G, which works in bearings attached to. the said cross bar d2,'and upon the'ends of The arms ofthe cranksg enter curved slots in the semi-ring plates H, the lower forward part of which is pivoted to brackets or angle-plates I, attached to the upper side of the axle B. Upon the forward end of the plates H is formed a hook, J, to catch upon a ratchet-wheel, K, attached to the inner ends of the hubs of the wheels A. If desired, the brackets I and slotted plates H may be set in from theends of the axles B, and v fthe hooks J formed upon the outwardlypro jecting ends of the pivots of the said plates H. By this construction, by turning the rod G, the cranks g will tilt the slotted plates H, and cause the hooks J to engage with the teeth of the ratchet-wheels K, so that the revolution of the wheels A will turn the axle B, and raise the teeth C to drop the collected hay. When the cranks g' reach the rear ends of the slots of the plates H they press down the rear ends of said plates, whichraises the hooks J from the ratchet-wheels K, and allows the raketeeth C to again drop to the ground. The rod G is turned to dump the rake by means of a foot-lever, L, rigidly attached 4to said rod, and

which projects forward into such a position that it may be readily operated by the driver from'his seat M. The seat M is attached to the upper endsof two bars, N, which may be elastic to give spring to the said seat.- The bars N pass down through keepers or sockets O, attached to the forward edge of the rear cross-bar d2, and to the rear edge of the for- Vward cross-.bars .r7.1 fof the thills, and are, snp-1" ported by pins nl, passedjthrough thesaidhbars N above the lower keepers O. "Several holes are formed in the bars N to receive the pins n1, so that the seat M can be raised and lowered to adjust it to the size ofthe driver. To the forward side `of the axle B nis Aattached :an arm, P, which projects downward and forward, and is slotted longitudinally to receive thepin y by which the rear end ofthe bar Q `is pivoted `to it. The forward end of the bar Q is forked, ,y and is pivoted to"`the ends of the short U-bar R, which is pivoted `at its bend to theforward f cross-bard1 of the thills D. The pivot that-coni neets the bars Q R has a roller placed upon it to adapt it to serve as a. rest for the drivers foot.

When the teeth O arein` working position the bars Q R are folded together above they cross-bar 11,'as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, andthe' driver, by putting his foot upon the pivot of said bars, can `hold all the teeth firmly -to} theirwork. When the teeth'G-a-re raised todiseharge the collected hay the bars lQ R are i extended into line with `each other, and the driver, by putting `his foot -u-pon the connect- 1 in g-pivot of said bars, can easily hold ithe teeth l raised. rlllie bars Q R can be "locked 'extended, to hold the teeth `C raised, byhooking upi on the bar R a hook, S, pivoted to the Yrear edge of the cross-bar d1.

To the seatbars N, 'or to a cross-bar, n2, at

tached to' said `seat-bars, are pivoted the ends a of two bars, ,'l, to the lower ends -of which is attached a bar, U, whichrestsupon-thenpperi middleparts ofthe teeth *C `when 'ina working i position. From the rod U are suspended a number of fingers, V, through holes in Vtheupper parts of which theteethC pass, and which i proj ect. down into i cavity .of thesaid teeth'.- The lingers V` ehay trom` rolling and twisti'ngint `e nd also "push theha'y olf the said tea Mwhenthey are raised to disehargethe co1 ted hay.

To themiddle parts of the side teeth or all i 4the teeth @are Aaittacliedl"lingers or hooks W, to catch upon the collected hay and prevent it from` twistingor rolling together, and from working outat theend's of the rake.

y Havin g ythus described my invention, I claim as `new and desire to secure `by Letters `Patwe@ The rake-teeth C, provided with S-shaped bends at the rear side of the axle B, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The rake-teethC,'fhavngtheirlower-ends ben-t downward," forward, and uupward Eto form" i 5. The downwardly/'projecting @axle-arm P., f slotted and combined- `vjvilth i-'barsQ R and cross-` ;b'ar d?, as andiforfthe'ipurpose set forth.

HENRY nonnen Erlernen/TAY.

Witnesses: NANCY A. HATHEWAY H. Hortons HATHEWAY. 

